Valencia vs Espanyol

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🕒 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio de Mestalla 🧑‍⚖️ Juan Luis Pulido Santana 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Valencia 11 · Espanyol 15
Referee Stats
15 matches · 4.87 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.87
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 1.13
Over 4.5 cards 53%
Home wins 53%
Draws 13%
Away wins 33%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Valencia outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Valencia controlled possession (67%).

Team Overview

Valencia (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

26 / 20
Avg: 1.37 / 1.05

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4
Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-3-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 31
Avg: 0.89 / 1.63

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
0.63
1.37
GF
0.89
1.05
GA
1.63
47%
O2.5
42%
47%
BTTS
47%
63%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Valencia rank11th
Espanyol rank15th
Valencia points46
Espanyol points42
Valencia: #11 · 46 pts · GD -10
38 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Espanyol: #15 · 42 pts · GD -11
42 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Valencia last 5 home

L W D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index53
Goals6-2
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Espanyol last 5 away

L L L D W
Points4/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-7
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Valencia trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 26%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Valencia score at home79%
Valencia clean sheet at home37%
Espanyol score away63%
Espanyol clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Valencia score first63%
Valencia win after scoring first67%
Espanyol score first26%
Espanyol win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Valencia 50% · Espanyol 7%
Avg first goal minute: Valencia 28.2' · Espanyol 36.2'

Vs league average

Valencia score at home1.37 vs 1.45
Valencia concede at home1.05 vs 1.17
Espanyol score away0.89 vs 1.17
Espanyol concede away1.63 vs 1.45
Valencia score 6% below league average, while Espanyol score 23% below league average.
Defensive side: Valencia are 10% below league average at home, and Espanyol are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS100%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Valencia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 5
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
16-30 2

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
46-60 8
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
12
7
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
7
7
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
629
320
Passes Accurate
564
248
Passes %
90%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
31'
31' Carlos Romero
39'
39' André Almeida
40'
40' Goal · 0-1
Javi Puado
Normal Goal · Assist: Edu Expósito
45+2'
45+2' César Tárrega
54'
54' André Almeida
1st substitution · For: Rafa Mir
57'
57' Goal · 1-1
Javi Guerra
Normal Goal · Assist: Luis Rioja
70'
70' Jofre Carreras
1st substitution · For: Antoniu Roca
70'
70' Edu Expósito
2nd substitution · For: Pere Milla
83'
83' Pol Lozano
3rd substitution · For: A. Král
84'
84' E. Barrenechea
2nd substitution · For: Pepelu
84'
84' Diego López
3rd substitution · For: Fran Pérez
87'
87' Javi Puado
4th substitution · For: Álvaro Tejero

Valencia vs Espanyol 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Valencia drew 1-1 with Espanyol on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Juan Luis Pulido Santana. It was played at Estadio de Mestalla.

First half: Carlos Romero received a yellow card for Espanyol at 31'. André Almeida received a yellow card for Valencia at 39'. Espanyol took the lead at 40' when Javi Puado scored, with the assist credited to Edu Expósito, making the score 0-1. César Tárrega received a yellow card for Valencia at 45+2'.

Second half: Valencia made their 1st substitution at 54', with André Almeida replacing Rafa Mir. Valencia leveled the score at 57' when Javi Guerra scored, with the assist credited to Luis Rioja, making the score 1-1. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 70', with Jofre Carreras replacing Antoniu Roca. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Edu Expósito replacing Pere Milla. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Pol Lozano replacing A. Král. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 84', with E. Barrenechea replacing Pepelu. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Diego López replacing Fran Pérez. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 87', with Javi Puado replacing Álvaro Tejero.

Valencia used 3 substitutions while Espanyol used 4 substitutions. Valencia got 2 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Valencia outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Valencia controlled possession (67%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins7
Draws7
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (41.2%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS6 (66.7%)

Valencia vs Espanyol Head-to-Head History by Season